The Bear

A bear cub is left alone, unable to feed or defend itself, when its mother is killed in a rockslide. Eventually, the cub attempts to bond with a male grizzly, which initially ignores it. When the grizzly is pursued by hunters, the cub comes to its aid and wins the grizzly's affection. However, when one of the hunters captures the cub, the grizzly must confront the armed hunters. The tale is told from the cub's perspective.

The Bear

Parental Guide

Live-action animal saga is incredible -- and a bit scary.

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Parents need to know that this nature drama depicts realistic animal violence: a bear kills and eats deer for food, kills horses in act of revenge, and a cougar bloodies a bear cub. Human hunters shoot bear. Bear sex is shown -- indistinctly, from a distance -- but no question what is going on. Ditto for bears pooping in the woods. Weird sequence has an innocent bear cub eating hallucination-inducing mushrooms.